Washington: comment on Kennedy era mortality and legacy
The Returning Traveler reflects on John and Robert Kennedy’s deaths, their public roles, and the Kennedy dynasty. He notes the nation’s grief, the Kennedys’ prominence, and Ted Kennedy’s Cathedral eulogy while warning against partisan critiques in mourning.
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Poor People's Campaign Faces Disorder In D.C. Demonstration
In Washington Resurrection City suffers from rain and squalor as leaders clash and plans fray. The Poor People’s Campaign plans a Wednesday march from the Monument to the Lincoln Memorial led by Sterling Tucker and David P. Rusk amid fading crowds and political caution.
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Republicans eye Miami Beach GOP convention turnout
Pennsylvania prepares 350 convention tickets likely going to top donors as delegates and media converge on Miami Beach. Shafer leans toward Rockefeller with Conmy steering media contact while Nixon’s strength could pressure a Nixon bloc to prevail.
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Isolated Arctic Weather Stations Offer Jobs with Free Room
A government program advertised three minutes a day offers room and board and pay from 9800 to 13700 yearly plus recreation facilities to attract workers for five weather stations in the Arctic. Applicants must endure 24 hour winter nights, be 20 to 45, healthy, cooperative, adventurous, and ready to be separated from family for a year. The work supports U S and Northern Hemisphere weather forecasting. The ad touts service to others and cites a biblical reminder to consider others' interests. It also notes the first man killed in John Brown's Harpers Ferry raid was a free Negro baggage master.
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Council opens insurance bids questioned for propriety by agent
Richard D. Scarazzo objects to reporting on a June 1968 New Castle council insurance bid process. He argues the article misstates legality of requiring a certified check and questions procedural completeness and benefit levels for city employees.
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Call for Expanded Summer Jobs in Lawrence County
Willis H. Lash of CHARGE Inc urges Lawrence County employers to create and expand summer work for economically deprived youth and school dropouts. He cites limited Neighborhood Youth Corps opportunities and warns failing to act could lead to future welfare dependency and increased public burden.
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Influence over education seen as route to jobs
A letter questions social mobility in New Castle, arguing influence matters more than schooling. The writer laments political leaders hiring students with pull, warns the poor cannot afford college, and urges sincere candidates to help the needy rather than pad their names. Linda George signs the piece.
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